Rivière-des-Prairies, Quebec

Rivière des Prairies may also refer to the river Rivière des Prairies

Rivière-des-Prairies
Neighbourhood
Rivière-des-Prairies Location of the Rivière-des-Prairies in Montreal
Coordinates: 45.657°N 73.568°W / 45.657; -73.568
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
City	Montreal
Borough	Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles
Postal Code	H1C, H1E
Area code(s)	514, 438

Rivière-des-Prairies (French pronunciation: [ʁivjɛʁ de pʁɛʁi]) was a municipality that was annexed by Montreal, Canada in 1963. On January 1, 2002, it became part of the borough of Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles–Montréal-Est. On January 1, 2006 Montreal East demerged, and the borough became Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles.

Education

The Commission scolaire de la Pointe-de-l'Île (CSPI) operates Francophone schools in this area. The École secondaire Jean-Grou is within the community.

Primary schools:

• Denise-Pelletier
• Fernand-Gauthier
• François-La Bernarde
• Marc-Aurèle-Fortin and Marc-Aurèle-Fortin annexe
• Notre-Dame-de-Fatima
• Simone-Desjardins Pavillon
• Teddy Camia Institute of Medicine

The English Montreal School Board (EMSB) operates Anglophone schools in the area:

• Leonardo da Vinci,
• Michelangelo,
• East Hill.
• Gerald McShane School is in Montreal-Nord, but also serves Rivière-des-Prairies.

The community is served by the Rivière-des-Prairies branch of the Montreal Public Libraries Network.

See also

• Boroughs of Montreal
• Districts of Montreal
• Municipal reorganization in Quebec
• List of former towns in Quebec
• History of Montreal
• Rivière des Prairies the river.